Tag: error correction
Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division
The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways.
Shannon and Kolmogorov Information
There’s a deep connection between probability and complexity. This connection is made clear in Shannon’s theory of information.
Trapdoors in the Fitness Landscape: Scientists Revive Worries About an Evolutionary Metaphor
What if the structure of the landscape is like a block of Swiss cheese, flat and riddled with holes?
In Life, Checkpoints and Error Correction Defy Darwinian Explanations
Living cells employ forward-thinking and backward-thinking strategies. Both strategies require planning outside the immediate situation.
More Scientific Problems with Paul Rimmer’s Views on Origin of Life
Naturally occurring self-organization is fundamentally different from the order in living systems.